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Collington is the indie rock Christian band of the American singer-songwriter James Collington. Style of Collington developed from more acoustic tracks to full out rock production, including alt rock, indie rock and Christian rock. The band has released one studio album We Swim In Seas That Never Rest (2016) and an EP In Between (2020).

Career
Collington began writing in 2009 and made his first demos in 2010 with an overall acoustic sound. Soon after, he started playing shows and also producing his own music. In the summer of 2015, he opened for Aaron Gillespie, who was impressed and invited James to record with him. Gillespie produced Collington's debut album We Swim In Seas That Never Rest. The album was released on January 1, 2016.

For his next EP, In Between, Collington worked with producer Eric Owyoung (Switchfoot, Jon Foreman, Hillsong United). The record also debuted in the UK and was featured on many official Spotify playlists as well. "Here We Go" was the first single that was also featured on Spotify. The follow-up was "Mountain" that was recorded with Dan Knittle at Anthemic Records.

All 2020 singles were recorded and self-produced in Maine at an Airbnb. "Against the Wall" became Collington's first single featured on major US radio after winning Battle of The Buzz at RadioU. "Providence" another single in 2020 features Collington's wife Megan.

Collington has shared the stage with many popular artists including Switchfoot, JohnnySwim and Skillet and others. After listening to "Providence" with famous producer Bill Scheniman, Bill put his own spin on it, and that alternative version was released as a Patreon exclusive).

Awards
Collington were nominated for The We Love Christian Music Awards for its 9th annual awards event and won in the category of "The Next Big Thing". Even with no live audience allowed and only a few artists allowed to perform due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Collington was able to play live at the awards and accept his award there in an event organized on February 23, 2021.

Personal life
James Collington was born in Providence, Rhode Island and is now based in Sacramento, California. He went to Rhode Island College graduating with a degree in Business Management. It is there that he met his future wife Megan. He is the Creative Arts Director of Discovery Christian Church in Davis, CA.

Singles

 * 2018: "Here We Go"
 * 2018: "Trouble"
 * 2019: Mountain
 * 2020: "Against the Wall"
 * 2020: "Providence"
 * 2020: "Beyond It"
 * 2020: "Vagrant"